August 1917. The First World War rages in Europe causing hellish destructions. The Austro-Hungarian monarchy is fighting at the Central
Powers southern front against the Kingdom of Italy, which is associated with the Entente. The Isonzo River is one location of bloody trench
warfare around mountains and valleys, with hundreds of thousands of victims on both sides of the warring parties. Amidst the hell of war,
the barrage of thousands of cannons, poison gas and air raids: the Bohemian captain Jan Kopetzky, scion of a wealthy family, and private
Jakob Lindner, son of a craftsman are the sole survivors of an Italian artillery attack. They are holding position “R”, an artillery outlook
post on the slopes of the Rombon, a mountain in the Julian Alps. The captain is seriously wounded and the young, inexperienced soldier was
only recently drafted to the front. The next wave of attacks by the Italian army in this eleventh battle along the Isonzo is imminent.
The strategically important observation point cannot be abandoned. Jacob remains on the post with the dying captain. Their only connection to the outside is the field telephone.

The film was shot in Slovenia on existing locations in the Julian Alps at Mangart Mountain , the fortress of Kluze, the Lski Vintgar Canyon, the castle Grad Strmol
and at Viba Film Studio in Ljubljana. Historical and Scientific Consulting: Landesmuseum für Kärnten, Kobariški muzej, Prirodoslovni muzej Slovenije.